Kinéis
Kinéis is a French space company and satellite operator specializing in global connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). As a satellite operator, they provide services for tracking, monitoring, and data collection from connected objects around the world using a constellation of 25 nanosatellites. Kinéis operates for various sectors including environmental monitoring, agriculture, infrastructure management, and maritime activities, and works with partners like Thales Alenia Space, CNES, and STMicroelectronics. Their services are built upon the legacy of the ARGOS system, supporting scientific and environmental applications with organizations such as NOAA and NASA.
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Kinéis raised €100 million in funding four years before its first launch phase.
Kinéis is scheduled to deploy the first European constellation of 25 nanosatellites dedicated to IoT on 2024-06-18.
The five launches required to deploy the Kinéis constellation are scheduled to occur between June 2024 and early 2025.
Kinéis raised 100,000,000 EUR four years before the scheduled 2024-06-18 launch phase.
Kinéis plans to launch its first set of five satellites on an Electron between 2024-06-10 and 2024-07-09.
The 25 Kinéis nanosatellites are scheduled to be launched from New Zealand across five planned launches starting in June 2024.
Hemeria is responsible for the platform and payload of the 25 Kinéis nanosatellites and is producing the constellation in a dedicated clean room.
Sérilec engraved the competition designs onto 5 x 0.07 m metal plates that will be fitted into the Kinéis satellites before they depart for New Zealand.
Major financial partners supporting the Kinéis project include Bpifrance, CLS, BNP Paribas Développement, CELAD, Maison Julien et Kelly Dassault, and Ethics Group.
Kinéis has announced the launch window for its first of five launches of nanosatellites dedicated to the Internet of Things.
Kinéis operates on a global scale to address challenges such as agriculture, water resource management, early detection of forest fires, logistics, and maritime activities.
Kinéis is deploying a constellation of 25 nanosatellites dedicated to the Internet of Things, marking the first of its kind in Europe.
Kinéis collaborates with notable players in the French space ecosystem, including Hemeria, Thales Alenia Space, Syrlinks, Comat, and CNES.
Kinéis guarantees data transmission in near-real time, at low bit rates, with minimal energy consumption.
The Kinéis project is based in Toulouse, France.
Kinéis aims to connect and locate any object anywhere on the Earth’s surface using its Space IoT mission.
Alexandre Tisserant is the CEO of Kinéis.
Rocket Lab planned the first of five dedicated missions for Internet-of-Things connectivity provider Kinéis in 2023.
Rocket Lab has a multi-launch contract to provide five dedicated Electron missions for global Internet-of-Things provider Kinéis to be launched from 2023 onward.
Kinéis plans to open a subsidiary in Washington early next year to expand access to global connectivity customers in the environment, energy, transportation, agriculture, and other markets.